André Daven (1900–1981) was a French film producer,

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and

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. In the mid-1920s he was the artistic director of the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

when

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was hired to appear there.Nichols p.123 During the

German occupation of France The Military Administration in France (; ) was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zone in areas of northern and western France. This so-called ' was established in June 19 ...

during the

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he went to the United States where he produced four films. He was married to the actress

Danièle Parola Danièle Parola (March 28, 1905 – September 2, 1998) was a French film actress. She starred in the 1932 crime film ''Narcotics''.Youngkin p.465 She was married to the actor and producer André Daven. Selected filmography * ''The Orchid Dancer' ...

Selected filmography

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La Femme de nulle part ''La Femme de nulle part'' (''The Woman from Nowhere'') is a 1922 French film directed by Louis Delluc. The screenplay was one of three screenplays published under the title ''Drames du Cinema'' in 1923. Plot In a villa close to Genoa, a man s ...

'' (1922) * '' Don Juan et Faust'' (1922) * ''

The Courier of Lyon ''The Courier of Lyon'' (French: ''L'affaire du courrier de Lyon'') is a 1937 French historical drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and Maurice Lehmann and starring Pierre Blanchar, Dita Parlo and Jacques Copeau.The A to Z of French Cinema p ...

'' (1923) * '' Monsieur Beaucaire'' (1924)

Producer or director

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'' (1933) * ''

Adventure in Paris ''Adventure in Paris'' (French: ''Aventure à Paris'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Jules Berry, Lucien Baroux and Danièle Parola.Parish p.35 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on loc ...

'' (1936) * '' Under Western Eyes'' (1936) * '' Gribouille'' (1937) * '' Orage'' (1938) * ''

Tonight We Raid Calais ''Tonight We Raid Calais'' is a 1943 American film directed by John Brahm and starring John Sutton, Lee J. Cobb, and Annabella. Plot Geoffrey Carter ( John Sutton), a young British commando officer, is sent into Nazi-occupied France as a one-m ...

'' (1943) * ''

Paris After Dark ''Paris After Dark'' is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring George Sanders, Philip Dorn and Brenda Marshall. It portrays the activities of the French resistance in occupied Paris during World War II. The portraya ...

'' (1943) * ''

Home in Indiana ''Home in Indiana'' is a 1944 Technicolor film directed by Henry Hathaway. The film, starring Walter Brennan, Lon McCallister, Jeanne Crain, June Haver and Charlotte Greenwood, is based on the novel ''The Phantom Filly'' by George Agnew Chamb ...

'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1945) * ''

Marianne of My Youth ''Marianne of My Youth'' (French: ''Marianne de ma jeunesse'', German: ''Marianne'') is a 1955 French–West German romantic drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Marianne Hold, Horst Buchholz and Pierre Vaneck.McCann p.174 It was ...

'' (1955) * ''

The Grand Maneuver ''The Grand Maneuver'' () is a 1955 French comedy-drama romance film written and directed by René Clair, and starring Michèle Morgan and Gérard Philipe. It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as ''Summer Manoeuvres'', and in the ...

'' (1955) * '' Gates of Paris'' (1957) * ''

That Night ''That Night'' (originally titled ''One Hot Summer'') is a 1992 American coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Craig Bolotin and starring C. Thomas Howell and Juliette Lewis. It is based on the 1987 novel of the same name ...

'' (1958)

References

Bibliography

* Roger Nichols. ''The Harlequin Years: Music in Paris 1917-1929''. University of California Press, 2002.

External links

* 1900 births 1981 deaths Film people from Paris French film producers French film directors French male film actors {{France-film-bio-stub